Weight: 3 kg

Identification: A very small wallaby with silvery-ginger fur and white tail. It has long claws, a blunt face and thin, long hind legs.

Call/Song:

The rufous bettong is found along the Great Dividing Range, from the coast and some distance west of the range. A distinct locality is also present inland around the New South Wales - Victoria border.

Habitat: Occupies coastal eucalypt forests and a variety of other habitats, from tall wet sclerophyll forests to dry open woodlands. It seems to dwell only in areas with sparse or grassy understory.

Movement: This mammal emerges from its nest around 40m after sunset  and spends the night eating on the ground.

Feeding: Diet comprised of herbs, grasses, roots, tubers, flowers, seeds and fungi.

Breeding/Nesting: Digs a shallow excavation and builds a conical dome with a single entrance of fibrous vegetation. Breeding occurs throughout the year.

Other Common Names:  Rufous rat-kangaroo.

Status: Common.

Distribution:

Abundance:

Queensland Museum (1995) Wildlife of Greater Brisbane, Queensland Museum, Brisbane.

Strahan, R. et al. (1995) The Mammals of Australia, Australian Museum/ Reed New Holland, Sydney.